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Yoganup Centalmine, Australia

Prospect in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079628
MRDS ID W029677
Record type Site
Current site name Yoganup Centalmine, Australia
Alternate or previous names Yoganup Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 115.59933, -33.61264 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 KM BY ROAD FROM CAPEL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF CAPEL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore
Kaolin Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 115.59933, -33.61264
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Shores Of Geographe Bay
Type of structure Local
Structure description Yoganup Shoreline

Ore body information

  • Length 5000M
    Width 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fossil Shorelines

Comments on the geologic information

  • MEDIUM-GRAINED SANDSTONE, SILTSTONE, CLAYEY SANDSTONE, SANDSTONE AND CLAYSTONE OF THE FEEDERVILLE FORMATION UNDERLIE THE MINERAL SANDS. THE EASTERN BASAL WHITE CLAYEY SAND CONTAINS UP TO 90 PER CENT HEAVY MINERALS. GRANULITES AND GRANITE GNEISSES OF A PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC AND IGNEOUS COMPLEX TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR ROCKS EXPOSED EAST OF THE DARLING FAULT WERE THE SOURCE OF THE HEAVY MINERAL SANDS WHICH ACCUMULATED ALONG THE SHORES OF GEOGRAPHE BAY DURING AND SINCE THE PLEISTOCENE. THE EROSION OF THESE ROCKS AND CONCENTRATION OF THE HEAVY MINERALS BY WIND AND WATER FORMED ORE BODIES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1959

Mining district

District name Capel

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Westralian Sands Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Westralian Sands N. L.

Comments on the production information

  • 8) TREATED SAND, 9) HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE. PRODUCTION WILL INCREASE ILMENITE CAPACITY TO ABOUT 500000 TPY AND ZIRCON CAPACITY TO 100000 TPY. RUTILE AND LEUCOXENE PRODUCTION WILL BE TERMINATED IN FAVOUR OF TWO NEW PRODUCTS: 50000 TPY OF "HYTI 93" (WHICH IS A MAXIMUM 93 % TI02 PRODUCT) AND 30000 TPY OF "HYTI 68" (MINIMUM 68 % TI02).

Comments on development

  • WESTRALIAN SANDS TAKES THE NON-ILMENITE FRACTION OF WESTERN MINERAL SANDS OUTPUT FOR PROCESSING IN IT'S CAPEL PLANT. THE ORE IS TAKEN TO A WET GRAVITY CONCENTRATOR ON SITE. CONCENTRATES ARE THEN TRANSPORTED BY ROAD TO A MINERAL SEPARATION PLANT AT CHAPEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOBSON'S MINING YEARBOOK FOR 1975/76, P.290

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINER 6.12.73.P.12

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, MONTHLY, 5/76

  • Deposit

    HEAVY MINERAL SAND DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, J.L. BAXTER 1977.

  • Production

    8&9) DEPARTMENT OF MINES, (STATISTICS BRANCH); 17-23) INDUSTRY MINERALS, SEPT. 1974

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE COMPANY RECOVERED ONLY ILMENITE BUT LATER, IN 1962, IT BEGAN TO PRODUCE CO-PRODUCT ZIRCON, RUTILE, LEUCOXENE, AND MONAZITE FROM A SEPARATION PLANT AT CAPEL.
Deposit THE DEPOSITS OCCUR ALONG THE FOOT OF WHICHER ESCARPMENT AND FROM A LINE WHICH IS SLIGHTLY CONCAVE TO THE WEST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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